Elizabeth Cabot Agassiz
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Elizabeth Cabot Agassiz was an American educator and naturalist, co-founder and first president of Radcliffe College, known for her influential role in advancing women's higher education in the 19th century.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Elizabeth Cabot Agassiz canonical | 3 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American feminist
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educator ⓘ human ⓘ naturalist ⓘ |
| authorOf |
A First Lesson in Natural History
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Louis Agassiz ⓘ
surface form:
Louis Agassiz: His Life and Correspondence
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| birthName |
Elizabeth Cabot
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surface form:
Elizabeth Cabot Cary
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| coFounded |
Radcliffe College
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Society for the Collegiate Instruction of Women ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1822-12-05 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1907-06-27 ⓘ |
| describedBySource |
Encyclopaedia Britannica
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Radcliffe College historical records ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Boston private schools ⓘ |
| employer |
Harvard Annex
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Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study ⓘ
surface form:
Radcliffe College
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| era |
19th century
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Gilded Age United States ⓘ |
| familyName |
Louis Agassiz
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surface form:
Agassiz
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| father | Thomas Graves Cary ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
education
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natural history ⓘ women’s higher education ⓘ |
| genre |
biographical writing
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scientific writing ⓘ |
| givenName | Elizabeth ⓘ |
| languagesSpokenWrittenOrSigned | English ⓘ |
| memberOf | Boston intellectual community ⓘ |
| mother | Mary Perkins ⓘ |
| movement | women’s education movement ⓘ |
| notableFor |
advancing women’s access to Harvard instruction
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helping establish Radcliffe College as a coordinate institution to Harvard ⓘ |
| notableStudent | students of the Harvard Annex ⓘ |
| notableWork |
co-founding of Radcliffe College
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leadership in women’s higher education ⓘ |
| occupation |
college president
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educator ⓘ naturalist ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Boston, Massachusetts
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surface form:
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
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| placeOfDeath |
Arlington, Massachusetts
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surface form:
Arlington Heights, Massachusetts, United States
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| positionHeld |
president of Radcliffe College
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president of the Society for the Collegiate Instruction of Women ⓘ |
| religion | Unitarianism ⓘ |
| residence |
Cambridge, Massachusetts
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surface form:
Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
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| sexOrGender | female ⓘ |
| spouse | Louis Agassiz ⓘ |
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